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Bringing Fun Back Into the Classroom: How to Compete with Facebook and Win. Colleen Martinez Skinner Charles Pipins II Florida Coastal School of Law. Why?. Standing up and lecturing is boring for both you and the students. Fun learning helps with retention.
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Bringing Fun Back Into the Classroom: How to Compete with Facebook and Win Colleen Martinez Skinner Charles Pipins II Florida Coastal School of Law
Why? • Standing up and lecturing is boring for both you and the students. • Fun learning helps with retention. • Games give another way for students to get the information. • If you get their attention-they can learn.
Poll Everywhere • www.polleverywhere.com • Polls through the website or in a slide • Already have the necessary tools • Multiple choice or respond to a question
What do students do on their laptops during a lecture? • Text the number code to 22333 • Play on facebook • 87431 • Listen carefully and take useful notes • 87432 • Shop for shoes • 87503
What do students do on their laptops during a lecture? • Don’t want to SMS text? • Go to this website on your laptop or smartphone. • http://poll4.com
What do students do on their laptops during a lecture? • Or you can assign a personal URL • http://www.polleverywhere.com/cjpipins
What questions do you have about strict scrutiny? • Send a text to 22333 • It must begin with the code 88091 • Ex: 88091 Who first articulated it?
Videos • www.xtranormal.com • Prof v. Hipster • Questions from a partner • Field searching
Videos • YouTube • UQ Law Review • The Dating Contract • A Fair(y) Use Tale • Bar and Grill Singers • Hearsay Exception
Crossword Puzzles • Easy to create • Free! • PC & Mac compatible • Can be used in distance learning • Eclipse Crossword • http://www.eclipsecrossword.com/
B-I-N-G-O! • Bingo template included • Versatile • No explanation needed (you hope!)
B-I-N-G-O! Words • Reference Librarians • Florida Coastal catalog • Public Records • Attorney General • Florida Dept. of Corrections • Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement • Silver Alert • My Florida.com • Social Security Death Index • Statistics
B-I-N-G-O! Words/Questions • Where should I go for help on my Pathfinder? Reference Librarians • Where can you find books on facts? Florida Coastal catalog • Can you see public records in Florida? Yes, Public Records • Who do you contact if an agency refuses to provide public records? Attorney General • Can I find out if someone is incarcerated? Yes-Florida Dept. of Corrections • Can I find sexual offenders by zip code? Yes, Florida Dept. of Law Enforcement • What is a silver alert? Silver Alert-when a person over 60 is missing. • Where do I go to register my car? My Florida.com • Where do I go to see if someone is dead? Social Security Death Index Where can I get Florida Statistics? Statistics from My Florida.com
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Question: Name some research resources found in a library.
X X X X X X FAMILY FEUD 1) X X X X X X U.S. Code10 PERIOD 3 Librarians5 6) X X X X X X A.L.R. 9 2) X X X X X X FOSSIL 21 7) X X X X X X SEDIMENT 2 C.J.S.4 3) X X X X X X SHELLS 12 LexisNexis 8 8) X X X X X X LAYERS 2 Fla. Jur.3 JARASSIC 13 Westlaw 7 4) X X X X X X U.S.C.A. 2 DX 1 9) X X X X X X EONS 5 5) X X X X X X Am. Jur. 6 U.S.C.S. 1 10) X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X
Family FeudCreated originally by Kerry Rasmussen.Re-created by Lora O’Neill 4/28/2008.email: themathelk@hotmail.comOriginal sound and graphic files from original file.www.be-a-gameshow-host.wikispaces.com
Game Templates • Templates for Family Feud, Jeopardy, Smarter than a 5th Grader and others can be found here: • http://be-a-gameshow-host.wikispaces.com/PowerPointTempates • And here: • http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/PPT-games/